---
id: CVE-2024-58359
title: >-
  SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in
  the sorting mechanism when using ORDER BY rand() clause
summary: >-
  SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in
  the sorting mechanism when using ORDER BY rand() clause. Authorized clients
  can execute queries with ORDER BY rand() to trigger a panic in the sorting
  function,…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-248
published: '2026-07-18'
updated: '2026-07-18'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-58359'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-m52v-24p8-654f
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-rand-sorting
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-19T03:27:58.325Z'
epss: 0.0045
epssPercentile: 0.36415
---

## Overview

SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the sorting mechanism when using ORDER BY rand() clause. Authorized clients can execute queries with ORDER BY rand() to trigger a panic in the sorting function, crashing the server.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.